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洛: Kyoto

Kyoto; the capital
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Old poetic name for Kyoto, seen in 上洛 (going up to the capital), 洛中 (inside the city), 洛外 (outside).

Key words

上洛じょうらくgoing to the capital
洛中らくちゅうinside the capital
洛外らくがいoutside the capital
京洛きょうらくthe capital (Kyoto)

Example sentences

Warlords of the Sengoku period aimed to march on Kyoto in order to seize power.

I spent the day walking around the old townhouses inside Kyoto.

We enjoyed the autumn leaves at a mountain temple outside the city of Kyoto.

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